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Monday, 5 September 2016

Our First Quilt Show

The beautiful North Yorkshire town of Harrogate was the
venue for last weekend's Great Northern Quilt Show. Even though I have done a few of these
shows now, I’ve always worked for Doughty’s, so could rely on someone else to
think about the stand structure, layout and how to catch buyers' eye. This time, it was
all me, and boy was I nervous, but also really excited.

Starting with an empty
shell, I moved quilts and tables around and around until I was happy, then
started playing with the FQ bundles and strip sets. I’m so pleased I made the to
effort to fold the bundles like this, they were certainly a talking point over
the weekend.

I met some lovely people over the three days, many from up
in the North East, begging me to open a bricks and mortar shop in
Middlesbrough, Haha! One step at a time….

Thankfully, I had Justin on hand to help over the weekend,
and he soon learnt the ropes, sounding like he’d been quilting for years by the
time Sunday came! Having his help and support meant I could also have a quick zip
around the quilt display, some of which are below –note, these ARE NOT my quilt - apologies for not catching
the makers’ details, I was rushing.

I would like to say thank you to everyone who came along and
said hello, it really is wonderful to meet quilters who share my passion for
modern fabrics and quilt kits, and to just have a good old chat. I would also
like to say a big thank you to everyone who subscribed to my Newsletter, which
will include a free pattern every month based on pre-cuts, the first one of
which will be out this week! If you haven’t signed up yet, click
below.

If you would like to browse through some more quilty goodness, with not pop along to these linky parties and say Hi.

yes...it's all in the "fold"! Funny how that "marketing"-ploy works, eh? -- I have crochet washcloth sets of 3 that I just do a simple crossover with and tie up with a little bow, and people just graviate to them! But, hey, whatever grabs their "attention"! ;-}

Anyhoo, the booth looks FAB! Sounds like you did well. BTW, love the other pics too. Especially that ice cream cone one. Was it HAND stitched or machine?:-D

Yes, I guess it's just like anything else, eye catching appeal really does works! The ice cream cone quilt (not mine I hasten to add) is all fussy cut, so I guess it was hand-pieced, and then beautifully machine quilted on a longarm. Definitely my favourite of the show!